Stories That Happened In AZ

Here's another one of those incidents that Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action claims never happens.
A concealed carrier in Phoenix, Arizona allegedly opened fire on two bank robbers. This led to one of the suspects being shot and killed while the second was captured by police nearby.
According to ABC15,
The owner of the salon next door to the bank said it was another business owner who opened fire.
"He took... Read More »

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - It's good to see neighbors helping neighbors.
In this case, a brazen daytime carjackers threw an elderly from her car as she pulled into her driveway.
Fortunately, the woman's neighbors came to her aid, and one of them was armed.
According to AZFamily.com,
The man and woman who live next door saw the suspect walking up to their neighbor and thought something was wrong. The woman went up... Read More »

A suspect who broke into a Peoria, AZ home chose the wrong victims. When the suspect made noise moving around the home, Alexis Allred woke her boyfriend and grabbed her pistol.
Her boyfriend, Matt Lucking, a firefighter and rodeo competitor, grabbed the shotgun that is kept by their bed and racked the slide.
Right after the suspect heard the sound of the shotgun, he apparently fired his own gun in the guest bedroom... Read More »

Don't bring a... garden tool to a gun fight? Apparently that's the lesson a would be home invader is learning this week.
Around 7:30am a woman in her late 40's called police to report an intruder in her home around 7:30am.
The woman tried to escape from the intruder, but according to police, the suspect attacked her with what is being described as a garden tool.
Fortunately, the woman was armed and managed to... Read More »

A homeowner in Apache Junction, AZ was forced to make a quick decision when he decided to fire a shotgun blast through a door to his home.
The homeowner wasn't shooting blind though, when he heard a commotion at his backdoor, he checked a security camera that offered a view of the outside of the door.
What the homeowner saw was three armed men, wearing hoodies, trying to kick in his door. That's when the homeowner... Read More »

This is a story of a mass shooting that might have been if not for the efforts of a concealed carrier. However, don't expect to see this story on the national news since there were no fatalities.
Several guests, in their 20's and 30's were attending a party at a Glendale, AZ home when one of the guests, identified only as a 27 year old male, got into an altercation with several people at the home.
The 27 year old... Read More »

A homeowner in Arizona was returning home from work when he noticed a light on inside of his home.
Thinking this was odd, the homeowner grabbed a handgun he keeps in his car (he keeps it in his car because he works as an unarmed security guard) and entered his home.
Once inside the home, the homeowner encountered 22-year-old Aaron Fisher, who had broken into the home.
The homeowner opened fire on the suspect,... Read More »

According to ABC15, a 19 year old man was shot and killed as he tried to burglarize an occupied home in Yuma, AZ.
The owner of the home heard noises around 1:30am which he believed to be an intruder inside of his home. He armed himself with a firearm and went to investigate.
The homeowner did find an intruder inside of the home, and during a confrontation with the intruder, fired a single shot.
The intruder was... Read More »

A Phoenix, AZ homeowner came home to find his carport door open.
When he entered the home two of the suspects fled immediately. Two more suspects came out of a back bedroom and one of the suspects reportedly charged at the homeowner.
The homeowner was carrying a gun, drew it, and fired one round at the suspect.
The suspect was taken to an area hospital where to he died of his injuries.
Police say the homeowner... Read More »

A suspected burglar is dead in Arizona after choosing the wrong home to try to break into.
The suspect was seen in a neighborhood trying to break into several homes.
At the last home he tried to break into, he was confronted by the homeowner, who told the man to stop when he saw him trying to break into his daughter's bedroom.
The suspect then reached into his waistband which caused the homeowner to feel threatened... Read More »